Writing is so much fun

[caramelsilver]

I have gotten to a stage where I honestly don't care if people review my fics. Isn't that amazing? As long as a few of my friends who I know will enjoy it reviews, I don't give a shit about anyone else. My four latest fics haven't gotten that many reviews, and it honestly doesn't bother me. I am so pleased with the result and I had so much fun writing them, and I know that they are original and not like anything else out there, and that's all I need.

I am slightly puzzled at this, because I've always been a review-whore at heart. But this is a very nice feeling. I feel more calm, and I write a fic because I want to write it. And I'm finally writing the fics I want to write and I'm not second guessing anything. It's an amazing feeling. And I'm totally blaming the Three Sentence Fic-A-Thon! That was the most brilliant idea I've ever had.

On the subject of my newest fic; All Manner of Things (Shall Be Well): I got an anonymous review over at ffnet. It was a nice review but she asked a question and I really wish I had a way to answer her.

(I say her because I always default to she in fandom. Rule 30 of the internet rules says: There's no girls on the internet. I'd like there to be a Rule 30b: There are no men in fandom.)

She asked and I quote: It was well written and I enjoyed it! =)
I'm just sort of wondering why Edmund-- or er, Edlyn - was a girl..? haha I
think the story could have worked perfectly well with him staying as a boy.
But not like it really matters, great piece as usual!

Now that's a fair enough question and I really wish she'd left contact information so I could answer her. My answer would have been this:

The reason Edmund wasn't a boy in this was because I wanted to explore what would be different if he was a girl. That's the whole point of genderbend, exploring how a character would be different had he grown up a girl.

Take Edlyn; The fact that she grew up a girl made her closer to Lucy. Edmund fought with Peter, while Edlyn fought mostly with Lucy. Edlyn needed to prove herself to Peter, to prove that she was just as good as any boy. While growing up Edlyn felt a bit ignored being the middle sister. Edlyn is more darker than Edmund, she embraced the shadows and the spy work easier than Edmund. I enjoy exploring the differences.

Also because I LIKE writing genderfucked characters. So there!

Comments

[notoriousreign.livejournal.com]

Gender!bend is fun. I also like exploring their ages too. Like, what if Lucy was older or what if Peter was the youngest. Goddamn that shit's fun. xD

[caramelsilver.livejournal.com]

That's what fun, right!? AU's are a ton of fun.

[grim-lupine.livejournal.com]

This is very true. After all, all fanfiction is about exploring--whether exploring those aspect of characters we think the original medium leaves untapped, or exploring the what if?s. That question of why? or what if is what drives most scientific exploration and other areas in life, and I think it's the same in fandom. We wonder, therefore we write.

Er. Not to get all super-thinky over here or anything. XD Edlyn is vastly different from Edmund in certain key ways, and it's so much fun to both write her and read the way you write her as well. ♥

[caramelsilver.livejournal.com]

:D I love thinky thoughts! Yeah, I finally realised how fun origianl fanfiction is. Like, when I began writing I was so afraid of not following canon and write the characters the way everyone else was writing them, but now I'm finally not afraid to write things my way.

And there's a lot of differences between Edmund and Edlyn that are very clear in my mind, but for the life of me I can't tell you right now ;P

I love the different ways people write girl!Ed! It gives me ideas and it's just great to read. &hearts